13Synonyms found for too

Word Origin & History

too "in addition, in excess," late O.E., stressed variant of O.E. prep. to "in the direction of, furthermore" (see to). The spelling with -oo is first recorded 1590. Use after a verb, for emphasis (e.g. did, too!) is attested from 1914. Ger. zu unites the senses of Eng. to and too. Slang too-too "excessive in social elegance" first recorded 1881. Too much "excellent" first recorded 1937 in jazz slang.

Example Sentences for too

Others have suggested that the hosts either can't recognize foreign eggs or are too small to remove them.

Nothing-yet-has been tested in humans, so don't get too excited.

With the invention of photography, it became the business of the photographer too.

Too often, such protests are going unheard among collectors.

Then the police said it was too dangerous to walk around the neighborhood alone toting expensive camera gear.